Ishwarpur
Ishworpur is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Bela, Bhaktipur, Gaurishankar and Ishwarpur VDCs.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 14,014 people living in 249 individual households.[3]
Ishworpur
इश्वरपुर नगरपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Ishworpur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°38′0″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Janakpur Zone |
| District | Sarlahi District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manoj Kumar Devkota (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ekavati Devi Chaudhary (NCP) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 14,014 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | www.ishworpurmun.gov.np |
Literacy
Nowadays, with the help of social awareness programs operated by many NGOs, government, media & many locals literacy rate is increasing.
Media
To promote local culture, Ishwarpur has one FM radio station Samudayik Radio ekata - 92.4 MHz It is a Community radio Station which among others is more popular in this area.
References
- "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.
ishwarpur is one of the most stabilized vdc of sarlahi in every aspect.
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